[rchiba]

ATM Machine. PIN Number. HTTP Protocol.

[bluesnowmonkey]

You're playing with the capitalization.

Gopher protocol. DNS protocol. IRC protocol. HTTP protocol. HTTPS protocol. All fine.

[nathanwdavis]

For the less technical it sometimes helps to qualify what something is even if it is embedded in the abbreviation. But considering the audience here, you're right. I will remove the offending word.

[cromulent]

RAS Syndrome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_syndrome